Unemployment jumps in Wausau area, state

2:44 PM,
Dec. 27, 2012

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Daily Herald Media

The unemployment rate in the Wausau area jumped 0.7 percent in November, slightly exceeding the unemployment increase statewide last month.

The Wausau area had an unemployment rate of 6.3 percent in November, up from 5.6 percent in October, according to figures released today by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Wausau's unemployment rate was 6.5 percent in November 2011.

Lincoln County's unemployment rate increased to 8.2 percent in November from 7.5 percent in October, according to the ...